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Legal Ethics
Legal Ethics Law360 provides breaking news and analysis on legal malpractice cases and attorney misconduct. Coverage includes criminal allegations, disciplinary actions, and recusals involving attorneys and judges, as well as legal rules and standards.
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Latest News in Legal Ethics
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January 30, 2026
Atty Defends Retyped Docs In $500M Miss America Feud
A Florida attorney testified Friday in a $500 million dispute over the ownership of the Miss America pageant to explain how the operating agreements for two companies associated with the competition were not false but retyped versions of the originals after his laptop was stolen on a trip to Ecuador.
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January 30, 2026
Defamation Litigation Roundup: Grok, Drummond, Bravo Star
In this month's review of defamation fights, Law360 highlights a suit against Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company over reported sexualized deepfakes of women generated by its flagship model, as well as a verdict in favor of a coal company in its defamation and racketeering case against a former Conrad & Scherer LLP managing partner.
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January 30, 2026
Colo. Law Firm Accused Of Malpractice In Infant Death Matter
The parents of a newborn who died minutes after birth allege in a lawsuit in Colorado state court that a law firm engaged in legal malpractice by failing to meet statutory deadlines for filing a wrongful death action for their son.
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January 30, 2026
GAO Slams Contractor For Fake Citations In Protest
The U.S. Government Accountability Office admonished a contractor for appearing to rely on artificial intelligence in its protest of the Department of Veterans Affairs' solicitation for surgical instrument maintenance and repair services, highlighting inaccurate legal citations.
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January 30, 2026
1st Circ. Upholds Atty's 7-Year Sentence In Email Fraud Case
A panel of the First Circuit has affirmed a more than seven-year prison term and $2 million restitution order for an Illinois lawyer convicted of collecting proceeds from a romance and real estate email fraud scheme.
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